Winnipeg Electric Company Mack Rail Buses P.M.5 and P.M.6

Winnipeg Electric Company Rail Buses P.M.5 and P.M.6

by David A. Wyatt

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These Mack model AS railbuses were originally purchased in 1928 for service on WECo's Winnipeg River Railway between Lac du Bonnet and Great Falls, and Manitoba Eastern Railway between Whitemouth and Seven Sisters. P.M.5 later saw service on the St. Boniface - Waugh line of the Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway.

Winnipeg River Railway P.M.5 Mack AS railbus

(above) Mack AS railbus P.M.5 purchased new in 1928 by Winnipeg Electric Railway Co. for use on the Winnipeg River Railway between Lac du Bonnet and Great Falls. The WRR was leased to the CPR in 1935, and sold to them in 1938. Mark Perry collection. Used by permission.

Manitoba Eastern Railway railbus P.M.6 (Stan Styles, Mark Perry coll.)

(above) Manitoba Eastern Railway P.M.6 in operation at Whitemouth, September 1949. Stan Styles photo. Mark Perry collection. Used by permission.

P.M.5 and P.M.6 at Seven Sisters on Manitoba Eastern Railway 1934 (Mark Perry coll.)

(above) PM-5 and PM-6 pull a cut of box cars on the Manitoba Eastern Railway at Seven Sisters in 1934. Mark Perry collection. Used by permission.

Greater Winnipeg Water District 31 Mack AS railbus (Mark Perry coll.)

(above) Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway 31 (ex-WRR P.M.5). The GWWD modified the Mack's forward profile to provide better aerodynamics. Mark Perry collection. Used by permission.

Greater Winnipeg Water District Railway 31 Mack AS railbus at St. Boniface (David A. Wyatt 1986)

(above) G.W.W.D. 31 at St. Boniface in 1986. Repainted one more time, in a red and white scheme, and renumbered 201, the railbus was wrecked in a grade crossing accident in 1991. Copyright 1986 David A. Wyatt. All rights reserved.